noun
native to Europe; in America the larvae bore into the stem and crown of corn and other plants
• Syn: ↑corn borer, ↑European corn borer moth, ↑Pyrausta nubilalis
• Hypernyms: ↑pyralid, ↑pyralid moth
• Member Holonyms: ↑Pyrausta, ↑genus Pyrausta
Useful english dictionary. 2012.